panic attacks

[murpho]

hi everyday i get panic attacks i could just be watching tv and one will happen my heart starts pounding and i start putting my hand on my chest to listen to  my heart all the time. i get hot and cold flushes i feel shaky i feel like if am going to faint. its everyday i get this i fear if am going to have a heart attack i just wish i could stop feeling like this. i am 21 years old and i think to my self nothing can happen to me because you cant die off a panic attack but i still have a voice which still makes me start worrying thinking am going to die all the time. please help me can you give me any advice which could help over come this its stopping me from doing things on a day to day baisis help..................

[Sarahblades]

PANICK ATTACKS are real. Nobody understands the real fear of dying if they have not experienced this. You are in the right place for support and affirmation.  I have e had th I s condition for twenty years. Good news is that with the right MEDS a nd a great therapist my life is good. I have l earned coping techniques that not only lesson the number of panic attacks, but also the severity.  My son now suffers with them...it is a slow process to accept that there is a mind and body connection and to learn to love yourself even when you feel out of control.  I was a frequent flyer to the ER for a long time.  CERTAIN THAT, NO carp... THIS TIME I WAS REALLY GONNA  DIE.  As an RN I know there is NO corelation between intelligence and this very real disorder.  Stop.  Breathe.  Do not be ashamed to speak up and seek help....

[ccarr007]

I had my first panic attach in 2009, and I felt exactly like you are feeling now.  Let cheer you up a little, there is an end to this.  When you start feeling the anxious your body will release adrenoline and cortisol, this gives us our fight or flight reflex.  Oxygen intake will help control them.  Next time you start feeling it come on, exhale, then take a long slow breathe through your nose and count one-thousand one, one-thousand two, one-thousand three.  Then exhale through your mouth for a count of 6. At the same time silently tell yourself I am safe, I am calm, I am at ease, I am at peace.  The first few times it may take a few minutes for the feeling to subside, but the more you do it the faster you can control it.  You can beat this.  Exercise also helps. Start by taking short walks and as you feel more comfortable add another block or more time if on a treadmill.  Start slow though and then add another minute or half a block as you progress.  Believe me it works wonders.  Good luck.

[quiefa]

I also get cotton mouth they just come and go and sometimes last two days ugh its killing me:'(

[quiefa]

I have symptoms for anxiety i get all dizzy hott sweaty (hands and feet) slight heavy pressure in my temples and my head chest stomach pain feeling nauseas also not to be gross feeling like i have to poop and cant i have acid reflux it kills always bubbly always burping and gassy its over takeing my life i was alsi diagnosed with mono which dont help with anything i cry alot from it i hate this i am always feeling uncomfortable....literally feeling like im gunna die its scarry i cant drink soda or anything it makes it worse cant eat or drink loosein alot of weight:( i been to the hospital they have done every single blood test possiable they tell me im fine nothings wrong i dont get it i have the worst abdominal pain chest pain ever i can now not sleep its terriable can anyone relate or help?

[Josic]

Her heart is bulging out of her chest, her heart is beating very fast.  She feels very panicky.  I'm scared is there something wrong with her?

It's me, I'm you!  You are scared of this powerful power you can create in yourself.  You create it, you can stop it, you have the power.  It's all you, your in charge.  Feeling scared is good, your alive, your feeling, think of other things, take your mind somewhere else.  Look around, breath in life.

My heart is still racing and pounding, I'm here, I'm alive, I'm in charge of my body and soul.  Calm down my beautiful heart, I'm not scared of you I love you.  Please calm down...

I hope this helps, it helped me to write down my thoughts and I try to help others....as they help me..

[murpho]

i would just like to say thank you for your comments and it has reasured me that i am not alone with these panic attacks.... i hope you too can confront this aswell as i am and hope we all can enjoy a better life without them. i am really am now understanding what panic attacks are and now i know what they are i am goin to tackle this and get myself beta. i am goin to do it for myself and for my 2 gorgeous children and partner. so once again thankyou to you all and plz if you have anything else to add plz let me know it really does help when we talk about it. take care

[seatap]

Murpho I feel your pain...you basically described exactly what happend to me tonight and numerous amounts of other times. I get the heart pounding outta nowhere, shakiness, hot or cold flashes and the feeling of faint...also sometimes it upsets my stomach to where i have to throw up. I am only 23 and these panic attacks seem to be happening more frequently than they use to.  I dont know what is causing them more often but I have a 16 month old and my fiance thinks its the stress of being a full time mother.  I plan on going to the dr. asap. to see if there is something to take to help stop these becuase it really does disrupt life.  Sometimes when I'm feeling one  coming on I make some hot (decaffinated) tea and sit back and relax and sometimes it helps. I also have been limiting my caffiene intake and trying to eat a more balanced meal and take vitamins. It seems to be helping a little but I still did have the attack tonight and as Im typing this I still have some symptoms that are working there way down. Anyway I just wanted you to know that you def. are not alone with this and I hope reading this reassures you that you are ok and that other people do know what you are going through even tho sometimes it seems like no one understands...take care :)

[Josic]

I get panic attacks here and there but there usually caused by medications I take.  One medication is prednisone and the other recently was cytomel.  Panic attacks are very scary.  They usually happen if I wake up after sleeping and it all of a sudden hits me.  I know it does feel like your going to die.  I can't help myself but I usually call 911 or run to the emergency room only for them to tell me I'm fine.  I recently had one and the minute it hit me I just started breathing in real slow and breathing out real slow and breathing directly over the panic attack and trying to not think it's there.  It did go away.  I want to be bigger and stronger than the panic attack.  I want to tell it "hey this is my body and I will control it"  I'm bigger than it, I can overcome it.  I also heard if you just start coughing it helps subside the panic attack.  Also when your taking hormones elevates panic attacks.  Well just a few suggestions, I know panic attacks can take over your body and it really is frightening, the thing to do is not let it, but easier said then done.  I'm working on it too, so your not alone.

[lost_myself]

Sorry to hear about your situation .   Look at my post called "good info fo all" on here it has helped me. I had several attacks a day before.God Bless